List of lakes of India
This is a list of notable lakes in India.[1]



House boat on Vembanad Lake, Kerala

Sailing on the Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh, India

Spot-billed pelican at Pulicat Lake, Andhra Pradesh

Chandubi Lake, Assam

Renuka Lake, Himachal Pradesh
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The ghats of Pushkar Lake, Rajasthan

Suraj Tal, Himachal Pradesh

Manasbal Lake, Kashmir

Umiam Lake, Shillong, Meghalaya

Tsomoriri, Ladakh

Sumendu Lake, Mirik, West Bengal

Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad, Telangana

A bird flying over Hesaraghatta Lake in Bangalore, Karnataka

Upper Lake (Bhopal), Madhya Pradesh

Loktak Lake, Manipur

Lesser Flamingos at Chilika Lake, Orissa

Gurudongmar Lake, Sikkim

Ropar Wetland, Punjab

Nakki Lake, Mount Abu, Rajasthan

Kodaikanal Lake, Tamil Nadu

Emerald Lake, Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Rabindra Sarobar, Kolkata, West Bengal

Shivasagar Lake, Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
- Kolleru Lake
- Kondakarla Ava
- Kaniairi Lake
- Cumbum
- Pulicat Lake
Assam
- Dora Beel
- Urpad Beel
- Samaguri Beel
- Morikalang Beel
- Haflong Lake
- Sivasagar Lake
- Joysagar Lake
- Gaurisagar Lake
- Chandubi Lake
- Rudrasagar Lake Sivasagar
- Deepor Beel Bird Sanctuary
- Son Beel
- Maguri Motapung Beel
- Silsako Lake
- Chapnala Lake[2]
- Saron Beel
Chandigarh
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
- Bhrigu Lake (4235 m)
- Chandra Taal (4300 m)
- Chander Naun (4260 m)
- Dashair Lake (4270 m)
- Dal Lake
- Dehnasar Lake (4280 m)
- Dhankar Lake (4270 m)
- Ghadhasaru Lake (3470 m)
- Gobind Sagar
- Kamrunag Lake (3334 m)
- Kareri Lake (2934 m)
- Lama Dal (3960 m)
- Mahakali Lake (4080 m)
- Manimahesh Lake (4080 m)
- Nako Lake (3662 m)
- Pong Dam Lake
- Prashar Lake (2730 m)
- Rewalsar Lake
- Suraj Tal (4883 m)
Jammu and Kashmir
- Anchar Lake
- Brari Nambal
- Dal Lake
- Gadsar Lake
- Gangabal Lake
- Gil Sar
- Hokersar
- Kausar Nag
- Khanpursar
- Khushal Sar
- Manasbal Lake
- Mansar Lake
- Marsar Lake
- Nandan Sar Lake
- Sheshnag Lake
- Satsar Lake
- Tarsar Lake
- Tulian lake
- Vishansar Lake
- Wular Lake
- Nigeen Lake
- Nilnag Lake
- Nundkol Lake
- Manasbal Lake
- Krishansar Lake
Ladakh
- Tso Moriri
- Tso Kar
- Pangong Tso
- Kyagar Tso
Karnataka
Kerala
- Ashtamudi Lake
- Kuttanad Lake
- Maanaanchira, Kozhikode
- Padinjarechira, Thrissur city
- Paravur Kayal
- Shasthamkotta lake
- Vadakkechira, Thrissur city
- Vanchikulam, Thrissur
- Vellayani Lake
- Vembanad Lake, longest lake of India
- Veli Lake
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
- Gorewada Lake
- Khindsi Lake
- Lonar Lake
- Pashan Lake
- Powai Lake
- Rankala Lake
- Salim Ali Lake
- Shivasagar lake
- Talao Pali
- Futala Lake
- Tansa Lake
- Tulsi Lake
- Upvan Lake
- Vaitarna Lake
- Venna Lake
- Vihar Lake
- Chatri Lake
- Meherun Lake
- Mastani Lake
Manipur
- Loktak Lake
- Pumlenpat
- Ikop Pat
- Loukoipat
- Yaralpat
- Laphupat
- Shilempat
- Keisampat (Extinct)
- Porompat (Extinct)
- Zaimeng Lake
- Zeilad Lake
Meghalaya
Odisha
- Victoria Sagar Lake
- Anshupa Lake
- Chilka Lake
- Kanjia Lake
Puducherry
Rajasthan
- Balsamand lake
- Dhebar Lake / Jaisamand Lake
- Jal Mahal, Man Sagar lake
- Kaylana Lake, Kolayat
- Loonkaransar
- Nakki Lake
- Pachpadra Lake
- Pushkar Lake, Pushkar
- Rajsamand Lake
- Ramgarh Lake
- Sambhar Salt Lake
- Talwara Lake
- Ummed Sagar Bandh
- Siliserh Lake
Ajmer
Sikkim
- Gurudongmar Lake, highest lake of India
- Khecheopalri Lake
- Lake Cholamu
- Lake Tsongmo
- Samiti Lake
- South Lhonak Lake
Tamil Nadu
- Adambakkam Lake
- Coimbatore
- Singanallur Lake
- Ukkadam Lake Periyakulam Lake
- Berijam Lake
- Chembarambakkam Lake
- Kaliveli Lake
- Kodaikanal Lake
- Ooty Lake
- Perumal Eri
- Red Hills Lake
- Sholavaram Lake
- Veeranam Lake
- Maduranthakam Lake
- Tandi Lake
Telangana
- Bhadrakali Lake
- Durgam Cheruvu
- Himayat Sagar
- Hussain Sagar
- Laknavaram Lake
- Mir Alam Tank
- Osman Sagar
- Pakhal Lake
- Saroornagar Lake
- Shamirpet Lake
- Waddepally Lake
- Ramappa lake
- Gangaram Cheruvu
- Ameenpur Lake
- Fox Sagar Lake
- Gandigudem Cheruvu
Uttar Pradesh
- Gobind Vallabh Pant Sagar, largest man–made lake of India
- Barua Sagar Tal
- Belasagar Lake
- Keetham Lake
- Ramgarh Tal Lake
- Bakhira Tal Lake
- Sarsai Jheel
- Moti Jheel
- Sheetal Jheel
- Surha Tal
- Phulhar Lake
Uttarakhand
Name | District | Type | Size km2 | Size Acres | Quality | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tehri Lake[3] | Tehri Garhwal | Man-made | 52 | 12849.50 | Freshwater | Created by Tehri Dam, in New Tehri |
Bhimtal Lake | Nainital district | Man-made | .48 | 118.61 | Freshwater | Created from masonry dam in Nainital Distt |
Nainital Lake | Nainital district | Natural | .48 | 118.61 | Freshwater | Kidney shaped natural freshwater lake in Nainital |
Roopkund Lake | Chamoli | Natural | 0.0015 | 0.37 | Freshwater | High altitude glacial lake in Chamoli. Also called Skeleton Lake. |
Deoria Tal | Rudraprayag | Natural | Freshwater | Known for its wide 300° panorama | ||
Suryadhar Lake | Natural | Freshwater | ||||
Kedar Tal | Natural | Freshwater | ||||
West Bengal
References
- Reddy, M. S.; Char, N. V. V. (10 March 2004). "Annex 2. List of Lakes". Management of Lakes in India (PDF). LakeNet's World Lakes Website. pp. 19–20.
- "National wetland status for Son Beel". The Telegraph (Calcutta). 10 December 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- "Tehri Lake". euttaranchal.com. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
External links
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